Obama channels his inner Truman

I don't need my hand held by President Obama. Neither do most Americans. We get the dude. But many in the press (along with activist progressives) crave Obama as the emoting Daddy in Chief. They got their wish today. Columnist and mindset barometer Dana Milbank could hardly contain his joy at "Obama’s trash-talking presser." Channeling his inner Harry Truman, Obama gave a feisty performance. He delivered take-no-prisoners answers and took numerous shots at the Do Nothing Congress. The press is now hailing him as Barack "Give 'Em Hell" Obama. As if he had a personality transplant last night. Milbank wrote: "This was Obama as he ought to be. He often seems passive in public, giving friend and foe alike the impression that his presidency is adrift on matters from Libya to gay marriage to the debt talks. But on Wednesday ... he was uncharacteristically assertive, shelving lawyerly rejoinders in favor of basketball trash talk. ... Populism, pugilism and American exceptionalism: From a stoic president, this was a refreshing blend." Oh please. The press is only happy when Obama slips into the "Father Knows Best" caricature that it (and the left) have created for him. Talk about daddy issues.